U23 World League

Estádio Figueiredo
Spectators: 8023 (Terracing: 6019, Seating: 1845, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Moisés Arruda kicked off to start the match. LOI's Johannes Sobeck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Moisés Arruda in the 5th minute of play. Johannes Sobeck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Moisés Arruda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mustafa Barış Yarlık hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Mustafa Barış Yarlık blasted a shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without João Francisco Leme having to make a save. 18 minutes into the game, Kaan Yağın threw the ball into play from the sideline. Ique Football Club's Cafu Varela quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 19th minute, Rickard Thidén ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. João Francisco Leme was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 27th match minute, Ique Football Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aílton Falcão to maneuver through the defense. João Francisco Leme took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mustafa Barış Yarlık, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 29 minutes into the game, Hikmet Şafakgün was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. LOI's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ique Football Club the free kick. A collision led to LOI getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Hikmet Şafakgün hit a great ball. 30 minutes into the match, LOI's goal looked a bit too open when Aimar Aimar came free, but Johannes Sobeck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. João Francisco Leme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rickard Thidén, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. The corner led LOI's Mustafa Barış Yarlık to a score. 0-2 in the 33rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rickard Thidén in the 36th minute of play forced Ique Football Club's goalkeeper João Francisco Leme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Johannes Sobeck managed to avoid a goal in the 38thth minute, when Ique Football Club's Moisés Arruda fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After the first half LOI were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rickard Thidén made a kick off. With a little luck, Ique Football Club's João Francisco Leme got control of the ball when Hikmet Şafakgün tried to sneak it across the goal line. 58 minutes into the game, one of Ique Football Club:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Ique Football Club:s João Francisco Leme showed great skill when he stopped Hikmet Şafakgün:s penalty. Rickard Thidén fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Francisco Leme having to interfere. Ique Football Club's Roberto Souza was substituted for Hélder Bueno. When Moisés Arruda came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Ique Football Club fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Moisés Arruda couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rickard Thidén in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg João Francisco Leme saved Ique Football Club from getting behind. Ique Football Club's João Francisco Leme proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Ique Football Club from getting a goal against them. Kaan Yağın made in the 76th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Tarık Sehhar. Cafu Varela kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. LOI's Önder İlsak was substituted for Rickard Thidén. In the 88th minute, Aimar Aimar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ique Football Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. 91 minutes into the match, Ique Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Önder İlsak came free, but João Francisco Leme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Moisés Arruda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Johannes Sobeck tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 98 minutes into the match, Ique Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Önder İlsak came free, but João Francisco Leme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. LOI walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.